Lemon and Ginger Cheesecake

What does it include?

Ingredients

• 400 grams cream cheese at room temperature
• 150 grams sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 5 ml lemon zest
• 5 ml fresh ginger zest
• 5 ml vanilla extract
• 200 milliliters sour cream
• 2 crushed graham crackers for the base
• 50 grams melted butter
• 5 ml extra lemon zest to decorate

How to prepare it step by step?

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
2. Mix the crushed cookies with the melted butter and press the mixture into the bottom of a tart pan. Bake for 10 minutes and let cool.
3. Beat the cream cheese with the sugar until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each one.
4. Add the lemon zest, ginger zest, vanilla extract and sour cream. Mix well until homogeneous.
5. Pour the cheese mixture over the cooled biscuit base.
6. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the cake is firm but slightly droopy in the center.
7. Let the cake cool completely in the mold before removing it from the mold.
8. Garnish with extra lemon zest before serving.